A strange asteroid-comet could be key to understanding the birth of the solar system
A strange asteroid-comet hybrid that orbits between Jupiter and Neptune could reveal key details about the birth of our solar ...
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Astronomers Use JWST To Study a Rare Asteroid-Comet Hybrid Named "Chiron"
Discover how probing the components of the half-asteroid, half-comet hybrids reveals that carbon dioxide was present during ...
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Asteroid-comet hybrid named "Chiron" is unlike anything ever seen before
JWST uncovered Chiron’s rare ices and gases, providing new insights into its unique activity and its link to the solar system ...
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Asteroid-comet chimera Chiron has an unusual ice mix, James Webb Space Telescope finds
An object that orbits in the space between Jupiter and Neptune has chemistry that could tell us more about the birth of the ...
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'Like nothing we've seen before': James Webb telescope spies a mysterious asteroid-comet hybrid lurking past Jupiter
The James Webb telescope has focused its attention on an oddball space rock lurking between Jupiter and Neptune. The unusual ...
An ‘oddball’ asteroid-comet hybrid dates back 4.6 billion years
The JWST’s spectra data also showed the huge amount of various ices with different volatilities and how they are made. Chiron ...
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Following in the footsteps of a centaur: Scientists capture Chiron, a never-before-seen mix of comet and asteroid
A study with the James Webb Space Telescope led by astronomer Noemí Pinilla-Alonso clarifies the characteristics of the ...
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Uncovering a centaur’s tracks: UCF scientists examine unique asteroid-comet hybrid
UCF researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to reveal one-of-a-kind attributes of (2060) Chiron, a distant “centaur” ...
Here's Your Horoscope For Tuesday, December 24
Astrologer Alexandria Lettman reveals what the stars have in store for every zodiac sign's horoscope on Tuesday, December 24, ...
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Asteroid-comet chimera Chiron has an unusual ice mix, James Webb Space Telescope finds
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered that the centaur called 2060 Chiron is an oddball. The object, which is a minor body that orbits the sun in the expanse between Jupiter and Neptune ...